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Spike
Pathetic Vampire
Member # 322

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West wears a Vice Admiral's uniform. Fact is that the ST6-costume-department made many mistakes:

West's uniform
Valeris' uniform
The squarish pin of this NCO: http://www.geocities.com/fitz8472/Jul2407.jpg
The division band of this NCO: http://www.geocities.com/fitz8472/Jul2409.jpg

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Harry
Stormwind City Guard
Member # 265

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This might be considered a silly question, but what exactly is a non-commisioned officer? If you graduete from SF Academy, you're an ensign, right? Haven't these non-coms had Academy training or something?

Did they ever show us non-com rank insignias in TNG. BTW?

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Fabrux
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NCOs are enlisted men. They're not officers. They probably go to a different academy. Shortened courses.

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Spike
Pathetic Vampire
Member # 322

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They are officers, but non commissioned.

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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Hence the term "NCO", "non-commissioned officer". :-)

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spyone
Ex-Member

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The Encyclopedia says O'Brien's chevron thingy denotes "Chief of Operations". dubious.

For myself (and entirely non-canon), I have made 4 pips denote Fleet Captain, moving Captain to 3 1/2 pips. Thus, it was Fleet Captain Picard. (And Commander Janeway, but that's another discussion.)

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Starbuck
"Replicate some marmalade, Commander - helm control is toast!"
Member # 153

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Check out www.tangofleet.com/ranks/ranks1.htm - the play by email game Tango Fleet, which has a long list of Starfleet officer and enlisted ranks, plus Klingon, Bajoran and Romulan pips (some graphics are canon, but some of the names are speculative).

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Malnurtured Snay
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Member # 411

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I believe, that the lower enlisted ranks are just that ... an enlisted man/woman doesn't become an "NCO" until s/he's a Senior Chief Petty Officer or so. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure how thats how it goes in the Navy ... you'll notice the senior ranking enlisted men wearing the same khaki uniform on ships as the regular officers do ...

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